An Everts Tale: Good Mail Day

Friday, January 17, 2025

Good Mail Day

Today was a good mail day! Both Ethan and Caleb made the Principal Honor Roll and Asher got a letter for qualifying for The National Jr. Honors Society. These boys are all so smart and I'm so proud. They work so hard and are such great kids. Today's mail made me so happy!

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Everts Digest: Quotable Quotes

6/2016

Asher says "Unner-uh-mote" for remote.

6/11/2016

While watching Princess Bride for Family Movie Night

Inigo- "I wasn't my father back, you son of a bitch."

Ethan- "He said a bad word!"

Asher- "What did he say? The S.T. word? (meaning stupid)

Caleb- "No, he said slobber batch"

Asher- "What's a slobber batch?

2014

While walking out of Disneyland

Mom- "Do you need to go to the bathroom before we go?"

Ethan- "Not a chance."

7/30/2014

Caleb- "When I grow up, am i still going to be cute?"

7/12/2014

Fred- "Linky, how did you get to be so smart?"

Ethan- "Well, I am in second grade now so that might help explain it."

2014

Asher says "hotporn" for popcorn

Daddy and Asher playing a game with candy. The candy fell on the floor.

Asher- "It's okay. It's your fault."

6/2014

Asher- "Wooie, focus! We're in it to win it!"

11/19/14 Asher playing Minecraft

Asher- "Mom, look I'm playing Minecrap!"

12/24/13 While watching Frozen in the theater and it is silent at a critical moment.

Asher- (saying it loudly) "She's alive!!"

12/24/13 While trying to record Asher singing a song.

Caleb- "Mom, you can advertise me!"

11/20/13 Caleb playing cops and robbers.

Caleb- "You are under rest!"

2013 Asher sayings:

'My' is used for 'I'.

'Get off of me!' When he wants to get down.

11/15/13 Asher pointing to the colors he used to draw a picture.

Asher- "White, green, blue, chocolate, orange!'

8/12/13 Asher playing in the boys' room with Spiderman

Spider-"I'm the amazing Spiderman!"

Asher- "Oh hi!"

Spiderman-"Let's round up some bad guys."

Asher- "Okay, sure!"

As of 8/13 Caleb says the following words:

Lomsturd (lobster)

Hangaburg (hamburger)

Hongrene (hungry)

"What that you're doing?"

12/4/12 About to watch a movie.

Caleb- "Ethan, you ready to watch this movie?"

Ethan- "You know it!"

10/22/12 While holding a plate of cookies to give to his teacher.

Ethan- "Mom, I have a really nice warm feeling in my heart because I'm doing a kind thing for my teacher. I know this is the Spirit and I love feeling this way."

8/31/12 Caleb just talking...

Caleb- "Mom, I'm 4. I know everything. You don't need to worry."

8/8/12 Caleb Language

Envelope: Empalope

Thumb: Flum

8/6/12 Ethan teasing Caleb

Ethan- "Goodbye, Caleb. I'm going to Africa forever!"

Caleb- (crying) "NO, Effa!! We need you!"

8/5/12 Caleb talking about Ethan going to school.

Caleb- "Mom, when I 5 I go to school?"

Mama- "Yep!"

Caleb- "Then what are you going to do?!"

8/1/12 Putting Asher to bed.

Mama- "Goodnight, Ashie Baby."

Asher- (puts finger to his lips) "Shh..."

7/20/12 Caleb eating pistachios.

Ethan- "I'm taking your last nut!"

Caleb- "No, give me back my nut!"

Mama- "Give him back his nut, Ethan."

Ethan- "But I want his nut!"

7/19/12 Just said in passing.

Ethan- "Hey Caleb, I love you."

Caleb- "I love you too."

7/18/12 Mommy waking up with Ethan in her bed.

Ethan- "I came in here in the middle of the night and cuddled you! Ok, I'm going to watch TV now." (Walks out of the room...)

7/9/12 Ethan's first day of Kindergarten Readiness. Just after dropping Ethan off.

Caleb- (very sadly) "I miss Ethan, he's my bestest brother."

6/29/12 Daddy starting the car, with everyone inside.

Ethan- "Hey Dad, you know how to drive this thing?"

5/10/12 While Mama was cleaning up from breakfast

Ethan- "Mom, did you know Jesus is our King and Master? I love him."

2/28/12 Caleb and Mama snuggling on the couch

Caleb grabs Mama's face and says- "Mommy, look at me. I love you, you're my friend."

3/22/12 I'm making cheeseburgers and fries for dinner. Caleb comes walking into the kitchen.

Caleb- "Mama, I want buns, cheese, burger and fries. Nothing else, you got it?"

3/21/12 Mama comes home from a RS activity to find Daddy asleep on the couch with piles of blankets and stuffed animals on top of him while the kids are all watching TV at 9:30pm.

Caleb- "Daddy is asleep. I tucked him in. Jesus is happy with my choice."

2/28/12 Ethan walks in the office

Ethan- "Mom, my leg hurts. I sprayed it."

Mama- "You what?"

Ethan- "You know, when you break a bone or you spray it? I sprayed it right here (pointing to his knee)."

Mama- "Oh, okay. What happened?"

Ethan- "I just bonked it. But I'm fine now because I told you about it." Ethan walks out of room.

Mama- "Uh, okay..."

2/26/12

Mama- "Caleb what's your favorite ride at Disneyland?"

Caleb- "The Buzz Yighyear (he means Lightyear) ride where you shoot the canyon balls" (he means cannon balls).

12/28/11 Caleb coming into my bed in the morning.

Mama- "Caleb, what do you want to do today?"

Caleb- "Just love you."

Mama- "Okay, we can do that."

12/14/11 Kirsten in the office wrapping presents for Christmas and Caleb wants to come in.

Caleb- "To infinity and beyond!" Then runs into the locked door.

12/14/11 While sitting in the car

Ethan- "Mom, let's talk... Are you sad I'm growing up to be a big boy?"

Mama- "A little but only because I always want you to be my little linker doodle. But I'm mostly happy you're growing up to be such a great big boy."

Ethan- "Well, Mom, I will grow up but I'll always have the same name and always be your linker, so don't worry."

12/9/11 Playing with blocks

Ethan- "Did you play with blocks when you were little?"

Mama- "Yeah, but I didn't build anything as cool as what you're building."

Ethan- "Well, you know what I always say... the bigger blocks can't break."

12/7/11 After having family scripture study during breakfast.

Mama- "Ethan, what did you learn?"

Ethan- "Only the truth will set you free!"

11/17/11 Caleb mad at Mom for telling him to get down from climbing.

Caleb- "I don't like you Mommy!"

Mama- "Okay, well, I like you!"

Mommy gets a couple 'fun size' M&M packets to eat.

Caleb- "I want some, Mommy!"

Mama- "But you just said you don't like me."

Caleb (while crying)- "Mommy, I like you! I like you!!!"

11/17/11 Caleb hit Ethan.

Ethan- "Caleb, what's up with that hitting me?"

11/3/11 While at the dinner table.

Mama- "Ethan, you really like music, huh? Do you think it would be fun to learn to play an instrument?"

Ethan- "Yeah!"

Mama- "What do you want to play?"

Ethan- "The symbols."

Mama- "Do you know what those are?"

Ethan- "Yeah, they are big and loud and you bang them together!"

Caleb- "I want to play guitar!"

9/16/11 Driving to our ward activity

Ethan- "When I have a car, I will crash into you."

Daddy- "Only if Mommy's driving."

Ethan- "You can say that again."

9/11/11

Ethan- "Mom, can we have a spicable me (Despicable Me) party tomorrow for family night?

Mama- "We'll see."

Ethan- "Do you say that as a yes?"

9/10/11 At the breakfast table.

Ethan- "What's in Germany?"

Mama- "Lots of people and buildings."

Ethan- "Where is it?"

Mama- "In Europe, across the ocean."

Ethan- "I want to live there. It sounds great!"

9/8/11 Ethan after he's done singing.

Ethan- "I need to rest my breath."

9/7/11 Caleb playing. Then randomly says "Guess what Mama? It takes 14 minutes to get to Nana's house!"

9/6/11 Ethan eating ice cream

Ethan- "Sure is icey."

9/4/11 Caleb walks into our room in the morning.

Caleb- "Gotta go poops. Whoa, big poops."

Then leaves.

8/17/10 While eating at the dinner table.
Mama- "Caleb, if you want to have some cake, you have to eat some of your dinner."
Ethan- "Yeah, Caleb..."
Mama- "Ethan (said in a 'I got this, leave him alone- type voice"
Ethan- Holds up hand. "Mom, please, I got this."

8/10/11 Having lunch.
Ethan- "Mom, I want a drink."
Mama- "I didn't hear you say the magic word. What's the magic word?"
Ethan- "Abracadabra."
Mama- "Actually, it's please, but I guess I'll take that too."

8/10/11 While Ethan is getting his nails cut.
Ethan is crying and sad Mama's cutting his nails.
Caleb- "It's okay, Effa, I here for you. I hold you."

8/9/11 Outside playing with Emma.
Ethan- "Ok, I'm going to go over here. Bye honey!"
Emma- "Okay, bye!"

6/12/11 Walking around Kohl's.
Lady over the intercom- "Customer service to shoes, customer service to shoes."
Caleb- "Yes, I like chicken nuggets and french fries."

5/27/11 Comes in the house with a stick and leaves attached.
Ethan- "Mom, this is a Hawkie Theater. It's a bird. They are impressive and dangerous. They pick up worms, snails and caterpillars. This is what they say, "HAWK, HAWK!"

5/16/11 Eating dinner. Noticing what the boys call(ed) cucumbers when they were 2 years old.
Ethan: "Cumacumers"
Caleb (he's 2 right now): "Kingcumers"

5/7/11 As Daddy takes Asher downstairs and we all head down for breakfast.

Mama- (joking around) "Okay, say bye to Baby Asher! Daddy's going to take him to work."

Ethan- "Bye!"

Caleb- "NO!!! (starts crying hysterically) No take my Baby Asher! No! Not my Baby Asher!!"

4/29/11 Ethan comes running in from playing outside.

Ethan- "Mama, look! I found this wonderful giant stick!"

4/22/11 Anytime Caleb gets into trouble
Caleb-" Mama, I get listen! I get listen!"

4/21/11 While watching the news it read Teluca Lake under the woman talking.
Fred- "Her name is Teluca Lake? That's a weird name. But say it fast, it just rolls off the tongue..."
Kirsten- "That's not her name, she's reporting from Teluca Lake; it's an actual place! Haha!"

4/15/11 Caleb trying to get my attention and talk to me in the car.
Caleb- "Mama, I talking for you."

4/14/11 While cutting Fred's hair, I wore 2 trash bags so I wouldn't get hair on me.
Ethan- "Mama, you're a bag. A real bag..."

3/22/11 Fred just coming home from the gym and flexing in the mirror.
Ethan- "Daddy, look! (flexes arm muscles too) I got these from the internet!"

3/14/11 Fred reading over his new diet plan
Fred- "One cup dried oats... wait, I have to eat oats, dried? I can't even cook them?!"
Kirsten- "Haha!! No... you have to make sure it's one cup then you cook them."

3/13/11 Eating lunch after church
Fred- "Ethan, what did you learn about in church today?"
Ethan- "I learned about the sword of truth"
Fred & Kirsten- "Wow! (while laughing) that's great!"

3/2/11 While cutting Caleb's hair
Ethan- "Wow, Caleb! You look great! You look like a whole new boy!"

2/22/11 (anytime really that Caleb wants to cuddle or be held)
Caleb- "I hold you?"

2/22/11 After putting our new love seat and 2 recliners in our family room (a gift from my parents)
Fred- "These are nice Ethan, huh?"
Ethan- "Yeah! We ordered them from Nana!"

1/25/11 After Caleb found money under our bed
Daddy- "I love you, Caleb."
Caleb- "I love money's!" (While showing his money to Daddy)

An Everts Tale

Friday, January 17, 2025

Good Mail Day

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The Mr. & Mrs.

The Kids

Total: 4 Boys, 2 Girls

Ethan Kyler

Caleb Christopher

Asher Frederick

Macie Amelia

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